AVOID POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

 Make Sure That Your Courses Match Your
Program of Study
 Review and Update Your 4-Year Plan With
Your Advisor
 Review Your Transcript and Discuss
Problems With Your Counselor

DO YOU WANT TO BE A SENIOR?
Here’s What You Need:
 A Minimum of 16 credits.
 Be on Track With Your Program of
Study.

• 4 Years (8 classes)
Designated English
• 4 Years (8 classes)
Designated Math
• 3 Years (6 classes)
Designated Science
• 3 ½ Years (5 classes)
Designated Social
Studies
• 1 Class Health
• 1 Class Personal
Fitness
• 2 Years (4 classes)
Same Foreign
Language
• 1 Year (2 classes)
Fine Arts or
Technology
• 3 ½ Years (5 classes)
General Electives

• 4 Years (8 classes)
Designated English
• 3 Years (6 classes)
Designated Math
• 3 Years (6 classes)
Designated Science
• 3 ½ Years (5 classes)
Designated Social
Studies
• 1 Class Health
• 1 Class Personal
Fitness
• 4 Years (8 Classes)
Technology/Career-
Prep (6 classes must be in same area)
• 1 Year (2 Classes)
Fine Arts or Additional
Technology/Career
Prep

WHAT COMES NEXT?

GET ON THE JOB
TRAINING

TECHNICAL COLLEGE THEN WORK
BE SURE TO
RESEARCH
CAREFULLY!

TECHNICAL COLLEGE THEN A FOUR-
YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
OR…
FOUR YEAR
COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY
THEN A
TECHNICAL
COLLEGE

BE SURE THAT
CREDITS WILL
TRANSFER
WITH YOU

STRAIGHT TO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE
OR UNIVERSITY
CHOOSING THE
BEST FIT IS HALF
THE BATTLE

IN EUROPE,
AUSTRALIA,
OR BORNEO

• 54% OF THE NEW JOBS IN THE UNITED
STATES ARE MID-LEVEL TECHNICAL JOBS.
• THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT FOUR
MILLION WORKERS IN GEORGIA. BY 2006,
THAT NUMBER WILL INCREASE TO NEARLY
FIVE MILLION. ABOUT 26% OF THE
GROWTH WILL BE JOBS REQUIRING HIGH-
TECH AND SERVICE ORIENTED WORKERS .

• ABOUT 25% OF
NEW JOBS IN THE
UNITED STATES
REQUIRE A FOUR
YEAR DEGREE.
• ABOUT 68% OF
NEW JOBS IN THE
UNITED STATES
REQUIRE
TECHNICAL OR ON
THE JOB
TRAINING

˜ TWO-YEAR TECH
DEGREE MEDIAN
BASE SALARY
˜ AUTOMOBILE TECHNICIAN
$40, 816
˜ DENTAL HYGIENIST
$41, 204
˜ REGISTERED NURSE
$45, 609
• BACHELOR’S
DEGREE MEDIAN
BASE SALARY
• SCHOOL TEACHER
$34, 849
• BIOLOGIST
$38, 904
• CORPORATE LAWYER
(REQUIRES GRAD SCHOOL)
$76, 018

• HEALTH CARE:
Technology will create new opportunities for medical practitioners and technologists.

• COMPUTER
GRAPHICS: New opportunities continue to rise as computer simulations dispense with drawing boards and prototypes.

• Information
Technology:
Telecommunications, which includes telephone, electronic mail, cable TV, computer networks and satellites is one of the fastest growing fields.

• HOSPITALITY:
Hotel/Restaurant
Management, Food and Beverage
Specialists,
Convention
Managers and
Meeting Planners are all very much in demand.

• Computer Literacy
Skills
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Teamwork/
Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
(Speaking and Writing)

• Certificate or Diploma
Programs- There are many options. The number of required quarter hours varies according to the program. A Certificate might require as few as 15 quarter hours. A
Diploma might require
100 or more quarter hours.

• AAS (Associate of
Applied Science):
Students may earn this degree by completing 60 or more quarter hours at a technical college and 20-25 semester hours of general coursework at a state college.

• BAS/BAST (Bachelor of
Applied Science/
Bachelor of Applied
Science Technology) -
Students who have earned an AAT or AAS degree from an accredited technical college, with an acceptable GPA may transfer to a State
College to earn a
Bachelor’s Degree.

How to Earn
Technical Credits in High School


Must make a minimum of 85 on course work.
 Must achieve a minimum of 80% proficiency on critical course competencies.

Must be accepted within 18 months of graduation.
 Must successfully validate credit.

 Business and Office
Technology
 Construction

English
 Horticulture

Math
 Health Occupations

Marketing
Management

 Attend career exploration & academic planning presentation.
 Discuss information on transfer credit with your counselor and/or advisor.
 Take required admissions test and complete admissions application(s).
 Send a copy of transcript and documentation of articulated credit.

Beginning NOW You Must Get Serious In
Preparing For Your Future!! Refer to the
Senior Time Line Every Week to Assess
Your Progress. You may access it at http://www.cherokee.k12.ga.us
. Go to
Woodstock High School, then Student
Services. Choose Academic Timelines, then Senior Year.

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
• Research Universities = Four Additional
Academic Units.
• Georgia Tech
• Georgia State
• Medical College of Georgia
• University of Georgia

• Regional Universities = Two additional units.
• Georgia Southern University
• Valdosta State University

State Universities
• Albany State U
• Armstrong Atlantic State U
• Augusta State University
• Clayton College & State U
• Columbus State U
• Fort Valley State U
• Georgia College & State U
• Georgia Southwestern State U
• Kennesaw State U
• North Georgia College & State U
• Savannah State U
• Southern Polytechnic State U
• State U of West Georgia

No Additional Units
• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
• Atlanta Metropolitan College
• Bainbridge College
• Coastal Georgia Community
College
• Dalton College
• Darton College
• East Georgia College
• Floyd College
• Gainesville College
• Georgia Perimeter College
• Gordon College
• Macon College
• Middle Georgia College
• South Georgia College
• Waycross College

http://www.cherokee.k12.ga.us
Choose WHS
Choose Student Services
Choose Career Center
Choose GA Colleges

• English: Oral/Written Communication
• 5 th year of CP Math: Advanced Algebra
Trig, Calculus, AP Calculus AB,
Discrete Math
• 4 th year of CP Science: AP Biology,
Environmental Science, Human
Anatomy/Physiology, Physics, AP
Physics, AP Chemistry
• 3 rd year of any Foreign Language
• Social Studies: Advanced World Geography, Current Issues,
Psychology, Sociology, AP Comparative Government, AP Human
Geography
• Technical: Business Law, Computer Programming
• Fine Arts: Music, Art, and Drama

TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE
VISIT
• Call for an appointment.
• Visit when classes are in session.
• Sit in on a class.
• Talk to students and professors.
• Spend the night in the dorms if you will live on campus.
• Plan adequate time, minimum ½ day.
• Prepare ahead of time by reviewing catalog, etc.
• Make a list of questions not answered in materials.
• Dress comfortably, but conservatively.
• Ask intelligent questions.

APPLICATION PROCESS
• Prepare by brainstorming a list of all extracurricular activities or awards.
• Apply online (choice of most colleges/universities) or use paper application if necessary.
• Print off any additional documents that are requested.

• Distribute forms to appropriate people
(ie. Counselor
Recommendation
Forms to guidance counselor).
• Allow at least 2 weeks for completion of form(s).

• Obtain transcript request forms from Ms. Karen
Thomas, Mr. Baldwin’s secretary.
• Check appropriate requests on form
( immunizations, test scores, etc.).
• Additional SAT/ACT score report request forms available in guidance.
• Turn in all COMPLETED forms, fees, etc. to Ms.
Thomas a minimum of two weeks in advance.
Include addressed 8 ½ x 11 envelope(s).

Where is the Money; and
How Might I Get The Money?

• Federal Pell GrantDoes not have to be repaid. Based on financial need.
• LoansUsually repayment is required. Includes Federal
Perkins Loan and Federal Stafford Loan, which are based on financial need, and Unsubsidized Stafford
Loan and Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate
Students (PLUS), which are not based on financial need.
Service-cancelable Loans are loans which are paid back by service (work) in fields such as teaching, some medical occupations and law.

Scholarships-
• Usually no requirement for repayment.
• Each requires an application, some require essays.
• Tend to focus on students who have distinguished themselves in some way.

SOME TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
• Merit-Based- For students who have maintained a high GPA and/or have earned high SAT scores.
• Needs-Based- For students whose parents have considerable financial need.
• Athletic- May be given to students with outstanding abilities.
• Community Service- For students who have volunteered considerable time (usually as a leader or initiator) to improve the community.
• Occupational- Rewards are based on career/ area of study direction.

For information on and instructions for applying for financial assistance, go to: www.whs-guidance.com
 Choose Student Services
 Choose Career Center
 Choose Financial Aid